Peter Cownie
State houseIowa
District42nd
Term startJanuary 12, 2009
Term endJanuary 14, 2019
PredecessorLibby Jacobs
SuccessorKristin Sunde
Prior term60th (2009–2013)
Birth dateApril 19, 1980 (age 46)
Birth placeDes Moines, Iowa, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseMary
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
Drake University (MPA)
OccupationPresident, Junior Achievement of Central Iowa
Websitelegis.iowa.gov/...

Peter Cownie (born April 19, 1980) is an American politician.

Cownie was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa and resides in West Des Moines, Iowa. He has a B.A. in American government from the University of Virginia and a Master's of Public Administration with an emphasis in public policy from Drake University. He is a Republican Party member who served on the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. Until 2013, Cownie held the District 60 seat. He was subsequently redistricted to District 42.

Cownie's mother Patricia was appointed to the Iowa Board of Regents in 2015 by Governor Terry Branstad.[1][2] During her tenure, Patricia Cownie served as president pro term.[3] Branstad's successor Kim Reynolds did not nominate Patricia Cownie to a second term.[4]

Electoral history

*incumbent

References

  1. ^ Miller, Vanessa (March 3, 2015). "Iowa Regent appointments would leave one Democrat". The Gazette. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Charis-Carlson, Jeff (March 23, 2015). "Committee offers no opposition to regent nominees". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Payne, Marissa (April 1, 2020). "Mike Richards, Patty Cownie reappointed to Iowa regents leadership posts". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Miller, Vanessa (April 16, 2021). "Governor names regents President Michael Richards to another term". The Gazette. Retrieved June 20, 2022.